All unit-construction BSA singles were spun off the original 250cc Star in 1959. Bored all the way out to 84mm and stroked to 90mm, the resulting 499cc’s made 34 horsepower, compared to the paltry 15 ...
The “SS” stands for “Street Scrambler”, and was intended as the full street version of the 500cc single-cylinder B50 line. BSA dipped into its parts bin, borrowing from the 1971-and-later BSA A65 for ...